The board of trustees must award disability benefits to eligible members who have been certified as disabled by the State Medical Disability Board.
§1634. Disability retirement A. Eligibility for disability benefits, procedures for application for disability benefits, procedures for the certification of continuing eligibility for disability benefits, the authority of the board of trustees to modify disability benefits, and procedures governing the restoration to active service of an employee who formerly had a disability are specifically described and provided for in R.S. 11:201 through 224. B. The board of trustees shall award disability benefits to eligible members who have been officially certified as having a disability by the State Medical Disability Board. Upon retirement caused by disability, the disability benefit shall be determined as provided in Paragraph (1) or Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, whichever is less: (1) An amount equal to the accrual rate specified in R.S. 11:1632 or R.S. 11:1633, whichever is applicable, multiplied by the years of creditable service; however, for computation purposes the number of years shall not be considered to be less than fifteen. (2) The retirement benefit which would be payable assuming continued service to the age of sixty years using applicable computation factors. In no event shall the benefit exceed one hundred percent of the member's average final compensation. Added by Acts 1956, No. 56, §5(3). Amended by Acts 1978, No. 727, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Redesignated from R.S. 16:1043 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 234, §1, eff. June 1, 1993; Acts 2014, No. 811, §4, eff. June 23, 2014. NOTE: Acts 2014, No. 811 changed terminology referring to persons with disabilities throughout the La. Revised Statutes and codes of law, and included a listing of terms that were deleted and their respective successor terms (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §36). The Act provides that it is not the intent of the legislature that changes in terminology effected therein alter or affect in any way the substance, interpretation, or application of any law or administrative rule; further provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to expand or diminish any right of or benefit for any person provided by any law or administrative rule (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §35(C) and (D)).